Psalm 19/Translation/PTS/8

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Poetry Check

Attention now needs to be given to the poetic devices found in the Hebrew, as well as poetic devices found in the receptor language that might not have been used in the Hebrew text (or might have served a different function).

Activity

Compare the compositions from Step 4 with the draft. See if there are any features from the compositions that can be used in the final official version.

Poetry Checklist

Line division from Psalm 19 Poetics

Give special attention to:

  • The slowing down and or extension of the rhythm in the bridging devices in vv. 5, 7, 12, 14, and the ending device of v. 15 (see notes in Step 5).
  • The inversions and word order shifting to give balance between lines a and b, e.g. in vv. 2, 7, 12, 15.
  • The parallelism between the 6 lines in praise of YHWH's law in vv. 8-10.
  • The intensification in the descriptions of YHWH's judgments as more to be desired than gold, than much fine gold and as sweeter than honey, than drippings from the comb.


For more information on the poetry of Psalm 19, see the Poetics Page.